CBF 4:27 | The pluperfect tense
Coffee Break French
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4.6 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2014
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
In this latest episode of Coffee Break French, Mark and Pierre-Benoît discuss Gabrielle’s most recent email to Matthieu. She’s giving Matthieu some advice on where he should take Sylvie on their first date, and she also reveals some news about her own love life! Language points covered include some interesting examples of the pluperfect tense, après avoir fait quelque chose, and the verb valoir.
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| 0:00.0 | Covid-break French Season 4 Episode 27 |
| 0:14.9 | Bonjour à tout le monde et bienvenue à Covid-break French ! |
| 0:17.7 | Et oui, nous sommes de retour ! |
| 0:19.4 | Et puis finalement, un tout petit peu plus tard que prévu ! |
| 0:23.0 | Ah oui mais bon, on sait comme ça, je dois avouer que je n'étais pas dans mon assiette marque. |
| 0:28.2 | Ne pas être dans son assiette, c'est-à-dire que... |
| 0:30.9 | To be under the weather, otherwise... |
| 0:32.7 | Oui, oui, c'est une interesting, |
| 0:34.1 | et French, c'est une negative expression, |
| 0:36.6 | ne pas être dans son assiette. |
| 0:38.4 | Literally not to be in one's plate. |
| 0:40.9 | Oui, en même temps, si vous n'avez pas de plate, |
| 0:43.2 | vous n'avez pas d'appétage, vous n'avez pas de fil. |
| 0:44.9 | Vous n'avez pas de fil, vous n'avez pas de fil, vous n'avez pas de fil. |
| 0:46.9 | Oui, ça a été un peu malade. |
| 0:49.4 | Oui, j'étais... |
| 0:50.1 | Moi aussi, j'étais enrhumé la semaine dernière. |
| 0:52.7 | Donc on est très content d'être ici avec vous, encore une fois. |
| 0:55.9 | Cette semaine, une semaine avant Noël ! |
| 0:58.3 | Très bien, oui. |
| 0:59.4 | Quelques jours avant Noël, |
| 1:00.3 | parce qu'on est déjà lundi, noël, c'est chaudi. |
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